Manager Supply Chain, Attorney, Contracts Director
Resume:
Karen R. Guthrie, Esq.
Ashburn, VA *****
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-guthrie/8/228/a21
www.guthrielaw.org
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LEGAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS PROFILE
International and Domestic Practice: Transactional-General Business Matters; Contracts Negotiation; Regulatory; Government Affairs; Sourcing/Procurement; Leasing; Manager; Entrepreneur; and Employment.
Achieved multi-million dollar settlement from Fortune 500 companies;
Drafted and negotiated business contracts for global supply chain (buy/sell-procurement), IT (including data center), engineering, international and domestic customers, suppliers and channel partner contracts, construction, leases, telecom services, software and ROW;
Regulatory Counsel includes real estate (easements)
Edited Supreme Court Amicus Brief for PCIA in Nat’l Cable TV Ass’n v. Gulf Power Co.;
Collaborated with diverse and opposing groups in creating two FCC programmatic agreements;
Represented association membership and corporations before local, state, and federal agencies;
Negotiated multi-year, multi-million dollar, franchises;
Created a consulting business and then sold it four years later for a profit;
ADMITTED TO: Maryland Bar, 2006; Virginia Bar, 2007 (Corporate Counsel); District of Columbia Bar, 2013. Department of Veteran’s Affairs-Accredited Attorney.
EXPERIENCE
GUTHRIE LAW, L.L.C. January –Present
www.guthrielaw.org
Solo practice attorney representing clients in business, contracts, telecommunications, and employment law. Client interaction includes drafting pleadings and meeting with clients. Legal matters: employment contract dispute, NDA, Non-Compete, procurement, supply chain, sales, and IT. Speaker on business and employment matters before Maryland Small Business Development Center and Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.
SENIOR COUNSEL- REGULATORY
Time Warner Cable, Herndon, VA 2014-2015
Second largest US cable MSO
Transactional and regulatory attorney responsible for advising business units on legal issues surrounding pole attachment agreements, railroad crossing licenses, and various private and public easements. Draft and negotiate various types of contracts and agreements including general commercial business contracts. (Contractor-Iconoma -18 month position)
PROCUREMENT AND REAL ESTATE (SUPPLY CHAIN)
Sprint Corp., Reston, VA 2013-2014
Negotiated buy side contracts with multiple vendors for Sprint’s Customer Network Solutions and Engineering Sales Support while working directly with business unit, buyers, and vendors. Negotiate general commercial agreements. (Contractor-GCB Services, Inc.)
COUNSEL and SR. MANAGER OF CONTRACTS
VT iDIRECT, Herndon, VA 2012-2013
International Telecommunications/Satellite Equipment OEM (Subsidiary of VT Systems/ST Engineering)
Sole In-House Counsel: Negotiated international contracts for the provision of satellite equipment and service to channel partners which required study of international commercial and privacy law. Negotiated international and regional vendor contracts, both from buyer and seller positions, that included telecommunications services and equipment, IT services (software licenses and telecommunications, data center leases, commercial collaboration), commercial real estate leases, convention services contracts (hotel/food-international and USA) construction contracts, human resources, vendor training contracts, development agreements, marketing/promotions agreements, professional services, and intellectual property. Negotiated channel partner agreements (international and US). Legal support for Global Sourcing Group (in-house procurement and supply chain), IT, Sales, Finance, HR, Facilities, and Engineering.
Manager -contracts administration group. Provided skills training in negotiation and legal terms.
Position eliminated.
COUNSEL
SPRINT CORP., Reston, VA. 2006-2012
Sprint is a fortune 100 company.
Negotiated more than 300 contracts and amendments with public safety entities, educational institutions (EBS), and commercial ITFS broadcasters (BRS) for the 800 MHz Public Safety Relocation (a $4 billion project) and 2.5 GHz spectrum (Wi-Max Broadband Spectrum Development-sold to Clearwire). Drafted and negotiated: Master Service Agreements for equipment procurement; non-disclosure agreements; confidentially agreements; access service agreements; license agreements; virtual and actual collocation agreements; asset purchase agreements; lease agreements and developed in-house contract templates. Mediated disputes between Sprint, local government and FCC (Transition Administrator). (reduction in force)
COMMERCIAL CARRIER MANAGER, GLOBAL SOURCING, NORTH AMERICA AND MEXICO
ORANGE BUSINESS SERVICES/EQUANT INC. (France Telecom), Herndon, VA. 2005-2006
Orange is one of the largest telecommunications carriers in the world, providing fixed line, mobile, video, internet and converged services to 170 million+ customers globally.
Negotiated $2.8 million settlement with Fortune 500 companies for return of overpayment for specialized taxes and USF fees. The settlement had a recurring benefit of $2.7 million per year. Learned various state and federal taxing laws. Developed an oversight process in coordination with tax department to eliminate future over-charging.
Drafted and negotiated software licenses (including use of software in foreign countries); carrier contracts (including special access tariffs); release and settlement agreements; collocation agreements; real property and virtual collocation agreements. Negotiated reseller agreements with national wireless carriers Cingular and T-Mobile (including software licensing provisions).
ENTREPRENEUR & PRESIDENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, INC. IL. and VA 1990-2005
Cable television franchising.
Sold the Illinois business, for a profit, in 1994 which is highly unusual for a small personal services business. Developed a fixed price business, speaker at government conferences, and designed marketing materials.
Negotiated more than 30 multi-million dollar/multi-year franchise agreements. Represented local Illinois and Maryland governments in cable franchising including drafting of ordinances and franchise agreements.
EDUCATION
JD, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD, May 2005
Awarded Dual Concentrations: Government/Regulatory and Litigation/Advocacy.
George Mason Law School, Arlington, VA – (visiting law student) 2003-2004
M.A., Telecommunications Kent State University, Kent, OH.
First department Graduate Teaching Assistant given independent teaching responsibility.
B.S., Radio-Television and Speech Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
PRESS AND SPEAKING
Author and Presenter of the following seminars at Maryland Small Business Development Center-“Legal and Tax Considerations for New Business Persons,” Feb. 5, 2016; “Before You Hire and Before You Fire (employment law considerations)”, June 29,2016; Chamber of Commerce, Frederick, MD, “Ransomware.”
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